Birmingham, England
Needless Alley
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
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Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Leeds, England
This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.
Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Leeds, England
This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.
Manchester, England
This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.
Manchester, England
The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Manchester, England
Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Cusco, Peru
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.